Marc de Susini, former Vichy Government policeman, was today sentenced to five years imprisonment following his conviction of having participated in the 1944 murder of Roger Worms, a Jewish banker. The Lyons court acquitted Emile Arnus, co-defendant and another former Vichy policeman, because there was insufficient evidence to convict him.
Reporting the stories that define our era. When history unfolds in real-time, the Jewish world turns to JTA. Your support ensures we can document the complexities of war and the resilience of Jewish communities with integrity.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.